Am I an idiot? Low experience; high performance

My son learned to fly in a twin, constant speed props, gas heater,
hydraulic gear, etc... Since he didn't know any better he thought the
plane was just like a single, with an extra knob or two... When he
finally did go out in a Warrior he said it was almost frightening.
He kept worrying he had forgotten something because there was almost
nothing to do but push the throttle and point the nose..

denny

On Aug 29, 4:39 am, Denny wrote:
My son learned to fly in a twin, constant speed props, gas heater,
hydraulic gear, etc... Since he didn't know any better he thought the
plane was just like a single, with an extra knob or two... When he
finally did go out in a Warrior he said it was almost frightening.
He kept worrying he had forgotten something because there was almost
nothing to do but push the throttle and point the nose..

denny

LOL. I had the same experience after an extended period of flying
nothing but Seminoles. It is a real hoot sometimes checking out
airline pilots in a Cessna 172.

"cjcampbell" wrote in message
LOL. I had the same experience after an extended period of flying
nothing but Seminoles. It is a real hoot sometimes checking out
airline pilots in a Cessna 172.

I heard a story of an instructor who let an airline pilot fly his 172
without a checkout. He overran the runway and rolled it up in a ball. He
walked away, but the plane was a total loss.

No insurance on the plane, so the owner saw no reason to tell the FAA or
NTSB about it.